NOT a fan

I am not a big fan of New Years resolutions. I get the idea, they are good to help you improve yourself. That's great, but who actually keeps their New Year resolutions? Usually by mid-February I've got my face stuck in a box of chocolates, with my DP (term of endearment for Dr. Pepper) by side, my gym clothes on... and sitting in front of the TV. So usually I don't even make any New Year resolutions, it saves me from plummeting even lower than my normal bad habits. I figure when I want to improve myself, I will, and it doesn't have to be at the beginning of a new year. And if I fail, I can start back up the next day instead of thinking "Whelp, I've ruined my resolutions, better luck in 2011!"

Well, I've decided to make a few self-improvements and it just so happens that these self improvements are going to start in the new year. (Mostly because I didn't want to start them before or during the holidays.) There is one in particular that I know is going to be a struggle for me. I've contemplated how to blog about this and not make it seem like I am looking for pats on the back, because I definitely am not. I also don't want the posts to seem like I am searching for validation in my successful days or justification in my failures (because I know I will have some, I just will). So the self-improvement I am working on is to quit drinking soda. I know, it sounded a lot more serious than it actually is, but it really is a struggle for me. Seriously, just the sound of a can of soda popping open makes me salivate. From Diet Pepsi Cherry to Sunkist to Coke I love them all (except Root Beer) and if I could I would drink pop all day instead of eating. But I know that I can't do that and I also know that besides helping me to shed a few unwanted lbs there are gadzooks of other health reasons to quit drinking soda.I just need another source of accountability to help me succeed and I figure the best place would be in my journal/blog. I can justify myself right to the nearest gas station and Jason, well he isn't the easiest person to be accountable to. He is so loving that he never judges me. If he walked in one day and I was guzzling down a 32 oz he wouldn't even mention it. I guess that's a great quality to have in a husband, unconditional love, but not so great for being accountable to. So as I begin to blog about my self-improvement journey, I ask that whoever happens to read this will not "pat me on the back", but will see this as my way of trying to succeed at a resolution.